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Nursing Practice I

This course is taken concurrently with NUR 222. The course is designed to allow the students to apply the nursing process in the care of clients with an acute illness or undergoing a surgical procedure. The nursing process will serve as the guiding framework to assess, diagnose, plan, treat, and evaluate individual responses to common physical, psychological, and social elements of the environment. Students will spend six (6) hours week on an assigned clinical unit under the supervision of nurse technicians and clinicians. Ward conferences will be organized to discuss the students’ clinical experiences and procedures. Demonstrations with return demonstration of selected nursing skills will be included in the course.

Course Code: 
NUR 220
No. of Credits: 
2
Level: 
Level 200
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Nursing

Pathophysiology

This course is designed to expose students to the pathological processes that occur in the human body. The emphasis is on physiological mechanisms in regards to disease, pharmacological actions, and providing a bridge between basic science and the clinic.

Course Code: 
NUR 202
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 200
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Nursing

Sociology of Health

This course is designed to provide the student nurse with knowledge in sociological concepts and their influence on health and diseases. It is to help the student to better understand society in a disciplined way and the social forces which shape and constrain lives. It stresses on the social, economic, political and cultural impact on the health status of individuals.

Course Code: 
NUR 231
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 200
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Nursing

Microbiology

This course is an elementary Microbiology course designed to aid the student in understanding the characteristics and activities of microorganisms and their relationship to health and disease. A concurrent practical component enables students to view micro-organisms in a laboratory setting.

Course Code: 
NUR 229
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 200
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Nursing

Basic Communication Skills for Nursing

The course presents basic concepts and principles of Basic Speech Communication applicable to professional nursing practice, including interpersonal skills; basic interviewing skills; and preparation and delivery of informal presentations. The relationship of the concepts and principles of Basic Speech Communication to Therapeutic Communication, Counselling and Guidance in Professional Nursing Practice will be examined.

Course Code: 
NUR 227
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 200
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Nursing

Basic Emergency and Disaster Care

This course will equip the students with knowledge and skills to enable them to recognize the need for basic emergency care and provide prompt and competent care for accident victims. The professional nurse’s role and responsibilities for victims of natural disasters will be addressed. Principles of bandaging for emergency victims will be included as a part of the course.

Course Code: 
NUR 223
No. of Credits: 
2
Level: 
Level 200
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Nursing

Fundamental Nursing Practice

This course is taken concurrently with NUR 219 Students will spend six (6) hours per week learning the fundamental technical and health assessment skills necessary to meet the physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of the client. They will have opportunities to apply the nursing process. Practical experience will be on-campus in the Demonstration Room or on an assigned clinical unit under the supervision of nurse technicians and clinicians. Demonstrations with return demonstration of required nursing skills will be included in the course.

Course Code: 
NUR 221
No. of Credits: 
2
Level: 
Level 200
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Nursing

Fundamentals of Professional Nursing

This course is designed to introduce the student to professional nursing practice. The course will provide a foundation for progression through the programme with emphasis on; wellness, health promotion and health maintenance strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and meet basic human needs of individuals and families. Students will be introduced to fundamental concepts including therapeutic communication, caring, culture, and the nursing process.

Course Code: 
NUR 219
No. of Credits: 
2
Level: 
Level 200
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Nursing

Psychology of Human Growth & Development

The course is designed to equip the students with fundamental knowledge about the processes of human growth and development. It will expose the learners to the principles of growth and development, factors that influence the nature and direction of growth and development at the prenatal and post natal levels. Relevant psychological knowledge concerning theories in human development will be discussed

Course Code: 
NUR 106
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Nursing

Human Physiology II

This course is designed as a study of the general function and physiological processes of the normal human body as applicable to health care. Functions of human life processes at the cellular, tissue, and organ-system levels of organisation with emphasis on homeostatic mechanisms will be considered.

Course Code: 
NUR 104B
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Pre-requisite: 
NUR104A
Select Programme(s): 
Nursing

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